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Side Sim - Lions and Tigers and Pirates, Oh My (Tag Squadron)

Posted March 17, 2023, 11:45 a.m. by Major Shinzo "Oni" Honda (2IC, Air Group) (Travis Good)

Posted by Lieutenant Colonel Krin “Hannibal” Lardel (Commander, Air Group (CAG)) in Side Sim - Lions and Tigers and Pirates, Oh My (Tag Squadron)

Posted by Mar. Captain Siraa ‘IRIS’ sh’Rharror (Squadron Leader, Air Group) in Side Sim - Lions and Tigers and Pirates, Oh My (Tag Squadron)

Posted by Mar. Captain Siraa ‘IRIS’ sh’Rharror (Squadron Leader, Air Group) in Side Sim - Lions and Tigers and Pirates, Oh My (Tag Squadron)
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The ready room was full. All the wing and group leaders were seated and talking when the door opened and Hannibal walked in.

“Alright, shut your mouths.” he said as he ways did when he was starting an Ops briefing. The lights dimmed and a holo came up of a system of five planets around a central star. “This, boys and girls, is Mesx. Independent system, but with ties to the Federation. Enough ties that they called in a favor and here. We. Are.” He magnified the third planet. “Mesx Prime. Home to seven hundred and eighty-five thousand. Mostly agrarian. This-” and he zoomed in again on an orbital structure, “- is their space station. Their life blood. Everything they ship off-world or get from elsewhere comes through here.” and he froze the image and looked at the group. “Three days ago pirates with a group called ‘Ancient Sons’, flying old destroyers and cruisers with a giant red circle on the sides, blockaded the station and are holding for ransom. Mesx, being a pacifist society, asked the Federation to help them pay it. The Federation, not being a pacifist society, is sending us instead. Our orders are simple. Show up, ask them very politely to leave. If they don’t…” and he grinned, “… well, I guess we get to see how Oni deals with people flying the old flag of his people and using it to extort farmers.” and ther was a soft laugh from everyone.

“Questions before we begin the Op review?”

Lardel, CAG

Oni laughed outwardly but those who knew him knew better. He was angry about them using his nation’s flag for crap like this. Sure his country have done things in the past but scary nation hasn’t. “Just give me and my Aviators a chance to show them what a real Oni can do.”

“Now I don’t think they’ll pose much of a threat with them older ships but that don’t mean they can’t. I can’t wait to show them the error of their ways.”

Shinzo “Oni” Honda Bravo Squadron Leader

There were chuckles of outright glee around the room, wagers already being contemplated. “These misguided pirates, they drop anyone on the station or planet side? Or is it just the ships?” IRIS asked. If they had to land ground troops her approach was going to be a lot different. It also meant these pirates might try to use the farmers on Mesx has hostages.

Mar Cpt sh’Rharror, Delta SQLD

“Intel says the station went on lockdown when the pirates showed up.” Lardel said. “Now listen, just because they are pirates doesn’t mean we take this lightly. If they don’t take the hint when we show up, they are gonna fight. And if they fight, all of you know the risks. We do not underestimate our enemy. Not ever. Now get your game faces on. We have a system to save.”

He pulled up the system map again and said “Ok. Primary target is the disruption of the pirate blockade. Recon says there are four cruisers and six destroyers… plus accompanying small craft. If it comes down to a fight… this is the plan.” His hands flicked in the holo and icons for the enemy ships and the Black Sheep appeared. “Bravo, you’ll run a screen for Charlie. Get the small craft attention and clear a label for Charlie to make a run. Charlie, you’ll make your approach here-” and a red line appeared, “- but at a thousand clicks I want you to split into two groups. Group 1 goes after the big cruiser. They have some some big disruptor cannons on that beast, but it’ll be too slow to track you if come in full speed. Hit it here, here, and here-” and red dots appeared on the ship, “- and it’ll be crippled. If Charlie can’t knock it out on their first run, Delta comes in behind them for clean up. Thats the groups main powerhouse. If that goes down, they’ll be in for a world of hurt. The rest of their ‘fleet is heavily molded, utilized lacks any real punch that we know of. But don’t get cocky. I want has on a swivel and your eyes glued to the tactical display at all times. Now… Delta, if they don’t engage the main cruiser, you’re job is these three destroyers. Swarm and cripple. Get in close so their targeting systems can’t lock on you. And I mean close… within 500 meters. Strafing runs. Understood?”

Lardel, CAG

Oni nodded. “Aye sir. We will get the attention of the smaller fighters and lure them away. Have them distracted long enough for IRIS to come in and her thing. Back up IRIS and the others if need by finishing off the fighters. Correct?” Oni knew of two guys, one bearded with long hair and the other younger, straight shaven and short hair except for a small long braided part on his right side. They had a small boy, a small blue and white robot and a bunch of teenage girls with them. It was a Neimoidian blockade full of capital star ships and thousands of fighters. By the planet of Noboo if he remembered correctly. They some how managed to make it through to safety.

Shinzo “Oni” Honda Bravo Squadron Leader

IRIS nodded, “Aye Colonel. Swarm them like a hatched nest of grelth and make them wish for ahrasath.” They knew that look. Andorians called it cor’sala the thrill of engaging the enemy. That didn’t mean that IRIS wasn’t dead serious about the briefing or her orders. IRIS was chosen for this because she was good at it. Close in flying was her specialty. She was examining the destroyers and where best to hit to cripple it out and whether to separate into three groups and hit them all at once or take them one at a time. She was inclined to attack all three and give them all their own problems, but that would wait.

Charlie leader spoke up, “Where do you want group 2 to go, Colonel? The other three destroyers or the second big cruiser?”

Mar Cpt sh’Rharror, Delta SQLD

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Hannibal grinned. “Neither.” It was a look thst never failed to make the Flight leaders both excited and trepidatious. When it came to tactics, Zakdorns were among the best of any species. Hannibal took it to another level. Not only was he tactically brilliant… he was also mischievous and, when needed, really mean.

“While IRIS and Oni start hammering their targets, we can anticipate the other ships to move here-” and he pointed to a point in space near the established targets. “That will bring their larger weapons to bear. The problem is the targeting. They’ll have to fire manually, their outdated targeting arrays won’t be able to track and lock on our fighters. When they move, Group 2 will move here.” and he pointed directly at the station. “You will take a defensive formation and wait for IRIS and Oni to take care of their targets. Major. Captain. When you finish with your primary assignments you will form up with Charlie. At that point-” and he moved the icons to their new positions, “- they can’t shoot without hitting the station… which is their only card. If they attack it, they lose everything. And then they know every organized fleet force in six systems will be after them. Its just not worth it. That’s when we give them their last chance to surrender. They do, we board ‘em and bring rhe ships to station and turn over the crews to Star Fleet. They don’t…” and rhe display switched. In this o e every group in the Black Sheep was on attack patterns.

“We make sure they never leave.”

Lardel, CAG

Oni did a slow clap briefly. “Brilliant like always sir. So what if they do not go to the predicted area?”

Major Shinzo “Oni” Honda, Bravo Squadron Leader


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